India / Rajasthan /Bharatpur /Bharatpur
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. Edit
Detail InformationEdit
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is situated 60 km from Agra. During the season, cormorant, darter, spoonbill, egret, stork and black ibis are found in large numbers. In winters, migrant birds from as far as Siberia and Northern Europe collected here. Dabchicks, pheasant tailed jacanas, moorhens and coots find their natural surroundings here. The Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Rajasthan, India is a famous avifauna sanctuary that sees (or saw) thousands of rare and highly endangered birds such as the Siberian Crane come here during the winter season. Over 230 species of birds are known to have made the National Park their home. It is also a major tourist centre with scores of ornithologists arriving here in the hibernal season. It was declared a protected sanctuary in 1971. It is also a declared World Heritage Site. This 28.7 square kilometre mixed wetland, woodland, grass and scrub is home to 400 plus species of birds. Only 175 kms from New Delhi, Bharatpur is on the Agra – Jaipur road and a pleasant 3 hour drive from the capital. Keoladeo is both a Ramsar and World Heritage site. An average day can still throw up many rare and threatened species like the Sociable Lapwing, Indian Courser, Imperial, White-tailed, Greater and Indian Spotted Eagles, Darters, Black-necked, Painted and Asian Openbill Storks, Common, Sarus and Demoiselle Cranes, Dalmatian Pelicans, Black Bittern, Greater Painted Snipe, Large-tailed, Indian and Grey Nightjars, Dusky Eagle Owls, Marshall’s Iora, Siberian Rubythroat and Brook’s Leaf Warblers.
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
HistoryEdit
N.A.
Must SeeEdit
Popular
Visiting TimeEdit
N.A.
Closed OnEdit
N.A.
Best Season to VisitEdit
October to March.
Best Time To VisitEdit
Morning, Afternoon, Evening.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
1 – 2 hours.
Ticket Required : No Edit
Individual National Adult Rs. : N.A.
Kids Rs. : N.A.
Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : N.A.
Kids Rs. : N.A.
Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A.
Video Camera Rs. : N.A.
Guide Required : No Edit
Approximate cost: N.A.
Dress Code (If Any) : No Edit
Dress Require: N.A.
Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit
- Do Pal Restaurant ; D-25, Opposite Bihari Ji Ka Mandir, Bharatpur Ho, Bharatpur. ; Ph/M – (91)-5644-220509, +(91)-8094747474 ; Food Serve – N.A.
How to ReachEdit
Taxi : Taxis and Auto rickshaws are easily available for moving about in the city.
BUS : State owned bus services are available from Agra, Fatepur Sikri, Japiur and many other cities in North India. Tourist service providers arrange deluxe buses from New Delhi, Jaipur (182 km) and Alwar (120 km). Tourist deluxe services will cost about Rs 3-4 per kilometer.
Train : Bharatpur being in the central railway zone, is well connected to Jaipur, Mumbai (Goldn Temple Ml), Ahmedabad (Af Adi Sf Exp), Delhi (Nizamuddin Exp) and other major cities of India.
Air : Nearest International Airport is Delhi, which is about 184 km away. Taxi from Bharatpur to Delhi costs about Rs 3,000. Delhi is well connected to all major cities in India and abroad. Agra’s Kheria Airport is the nearest domestic terminal, which is about 45 km away.
Others : N.A.
Things to CarryEdit
- Camera, Plenty of water.
Safety / WarningEdit
N.A.
HelplineEdit
- Control Room, Bharatpur – 05644, 100/222570.
- Police : 100.
- Fire Brigade : 101.
- Ambulance : 102.
